But defense is not just rim protection. You got to secure those rebounds after well-contested shots.
He's a good rim protector against penetration from the perimeter, but he can't do much against elite bigs.
Even Valanciunas had stretches of easy buckets every time he got the ball. He obviously got ran off the floor on the other end, but AD or Sabonis would've killed him.
Much like Wemby did in the regular season.
And like Jokic will do if they match up.
Gobert is useless on offense, but I expect him to dominate the glass.
I get that there's a trade off and it works in certain matchups, but it won't work against teams with elite bigs.
Their defense is elite because all of their perimeter defenders are really good.
Yeah, he's most likely gone in the summer.